Aeropro
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Aeropro was an air charter
, aircraft maintenance and airport management company with its headquarters on the grounds of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
, Quebec
, Canada
. It conducts business charters and recreational and sightseeing flights across the province of Quebec. its main base is located at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. The company manages several airports in Quebec.
As of August 1, 2010 Transport Canada effectively grounded all air operations by revoking Aeropro's operating permit following an audit that found repeated violations of Canadian aviation regulations. A previous day, Transport Canada was cited to 2553-4330 Quebec Inc -the parent company of Aeropro- to an hearing and found guilty of neglect in the maintenance of its aircraft.
Transport Canada conducted a thorough investigation of the entire company that included a risk assessment and employee interviews.
Transport Canada found significant shortcomings with respect to management, air operations and training.
"A certificate cancellation is a rare and unusual measure that is not imposed lightly."
According to the Canadian Press, on Sunday, August 1, 2010, AeroPro has had its operating permit revoked by Transport Canada.
Transport Canada's decision was upheld on July 31, 2010 by a judge who turned down AeroPro's request for an injunction against Transport Canada.. Aeropro ceased operations definitive August 2 of 2010 and the company was
dissolved the next day. Aeropro stopped paying its workers at 3 PM of August 1. 2553-4330 Quebec Inc was forced by Transport Canada to close operations by flaws found in the aircraft maintenance. 2553-4330 Quebec Inc stopped paying its workers at 5 PM of 2 August, closed operations the August 4 and dissolved to the next day.
, registration C-FWXB, registered to 2553-4330 Quebec Inc but that does not have Aeropro mentioned in the ownership information. These have not been included in the fleet details.
According to Nav Canada
Aeropro operates the following airports in Quebec (as of June 2010):
to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport
. Also from early July to the end of August Aeropro operates a once a week flight from Sept-Îles Airport to Port-Menier Airport
on Anticosti Island
.
Air charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats...
, aircraft maintenance and airport management company with its headquarters on the grounds of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It conducts business charters and recreational and sightseeing flights across the province of Quebec. its main base is located at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. The company manages several airports in Quebec.
As of August 1, 2010 Transport Canada effectively grounded all air operations by revoking Aeropro's operating permit following an audit that found repeated violations of Canadian aviation regulations. A previous day, Transport Canada was cited to 2553-4330 Quebec Inc -the parent company of Aeropro- to an hearing and found guilty of neglect in the maintenance of its aircraft.
Transport Canada conducted a thorough investigation of the entire company that included a risk assessment and employee interviews.
Transport Canada found significant shortcomings with respect to management, air operations and training.
"A certificate cancellation is a rare and unusual measure that is not imposed lightly."
According to the Canadian Press, on Sunday, August 1, 2010, AeroPro has had its operating permit revoked by Transport Canada.
Transport Canada's decision was upheld on July 31, 2010 by a judge who turned down AeroPro's request for an injunction against Transport Canada.. Aeropro ceased operations definitive August 2 of 2010 and the company was
dissolved the next day. Aeropro stopped paying its workers at 3 PM of August 1. 2553-4330 Quebec Inc was forced by Transport Canada to close operations by flaws found in the aircraft maintenance. 2553-4330 Quebec Inc stopped paying its workers at 5 PM of 2 August, closed operations the August 4 and dissolved to the next day.
Fleet
As of June 2010 the following aircraft are in the Aeropro fleet. Included in the Transport Canada aircraft listing is the King Air registration C-FGIN that crashed on 23 June 2010, and a Swearingen MerlinSwearingen Merlin
The Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurised, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas.-Design and development:...
, registration C-FWXB, registered to 2553-4330 Quebec Inc but that does not have Aeropro mentioned in the ownership information. These have not been included in the fleet details.
| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft (Aeropro list) |
No. of Aircraft (TC Transport Canada Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio... list) |
Variants | Idents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft King Air Beechcraft King Air The Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation... |
4 | 4 | 65-A90, A100 | FCGN, FPLG, GJBQ, GLPG | FGIN is still listed with Transport Canada although the aircraft was destroyed. See Accidents |
| Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties... |
2 | 2 | 110P1 | FZSN, GBYL | |
| Piper PA-31 Navajo Piper PA-31 Navajo The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also licence-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and... |
8 | 8 | PA-31, PA-31-350 | GFAL, GHRL, GKCN, GPXW, GQAM, GQZE, GRFJ, GRYE |
Airports
According to Aeropro it manages the operations of the following airports in Quebec (as of June 2010):- Bonaventure AirportBonaventure AirportBonaventure Airport is located northeast of Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:...
- Gaspé AirportGaspé AirportGaspé Airport, or Michel Pouliot Gaspé Airport , is located west of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. The airport is non-towered, but has a mandatory frequency linked remotely the flight service station located in Mont-Joli...
- Îles-de-la-Madeleine AirportÎles-de-la-Madeleine AirportÎles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, , is located on Havre aux Maisons island in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada. Although it is almost at sea level, nearby land rises significantly to the south, prohibiting circling approaches in that direction...
- Rivière-du-Loup AirportRivière-du-Loup AirportRivière-du-Loup Airport, , is located south southwest of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada....
- Sherbrooke AirportSherbrooke AirportSherbrooke Airport, , is located east northeast of Sherbrooke, in the municipality of Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with...
- Trois-Rivières AirportTrois-Rivières AirportTrois-Rivières Airport, , is located near the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency...
According to Nav Canada
NAV CANADA
Nav Canada is a privately run, not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation system .The company employs approximately 2,000 air traffic controllers , 800 flight service specialists and 700 technologists...
Aeropro operates the following airports in Quebec (as of June 2010):
- Havre Saint-Pierre Airport
- Rivière-du-Loup AirportRivière-du-Loup AirportRivière-du-Loup Airport, , is located south southwest of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada....
- Sherbrooke AirportSherbrooke AirportSherbrooke Airport, , is located east northeast of Sherbrooke, in the municipality of Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with...
Sightseeing flights
From late June until the end of August Aeropro operates a once a week flight from Sept-Îles AirportSept-Îles Airport
-External links:...
to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, , is located on Havre aux Maisons island in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada. Although it is almost at sea level, nearby land rises significantly to the south, prohibiting circling approaches in that direction...
. Also from early July to the end of August Aeropro operates a once a week flight from Sept-Îles Airport to Port-Menier Airport
Port-Menier Airport
Port-Menier Airport, , is located east of Port-Menier, Quebec, Canada....
on Anticosti Island
Anticosti Island
Anticosti Island is an island at the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada, between 49° and 50° N., and between 61° 40' and 64° 30' W. At in size, it is the 90th largest island in the world and 20th largest island in Canada...
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